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Opinion: Are governments using proceeds from crime to raise public funds?

Opinion: Are governments using proceeds from crime to raise public funds?

Civil forfeiture laws and unexplained wealth orders seem to be less about crime control than an exercise in public funding.
David Sovka: Nostrils-deep in hay fever

David Sovka: Nostrils-deep in hay fever

Out here on the West Coast allergy season not so much a season as a condition, because something is always growing, blooming and spraying the air with its particular trigger to reach for the Kleenex.
Comment: Can ambitious political leadership restore Canada’s health system?

Comment: Can ambitious political leadership restore Canada’s health system?

Can ambitious political leadership restore Canada’s health system? It can, and it will depend on you and me to demand it.
Trevor Hancock: Valuing our relationship with each other

Trevor Hancock: Valuing our relationship with each other

Many of our problems, I believe, stem from a mis-aligned set of values that are unfit for the 21st century challenges we face.
Opinion: Supporting long COVID patients and the people caring for them

Opinion: Supporting long COVID patients and the people caring for them

Although millions are navigating long COVID, four years into the pandemic both patients and their caregivers continue to face challenges accessing the information and care they need.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: What Canada will be like in 50 years

Adrian Raeside cartoon: What Canada will be like in 50 years

Comment: How will we know if B.C. is correct about COVID?

Comment: How will we know if B.C. is correct about COVID?

The B.C. NDP government doesn’t seem interested in evaluating many of its COVID policies. What did we do right and what did we do wrong?
Adrian Raeside cartoon: What might happen to our electricity supply

Adrian Raeside cartoon: What might happen to our electricity supply

Adrian Raeside cartoon: What might happen to our electricity supply
Rob Shaw: With Olsen out, are the BC Greens finished?

Rob Shaw: With Olsen out, are the BC Greens finished?

Adam Olsen, 48, says his bucket is "completely overflowing." After seven years as MLA, he plans to refocus his time on his family.
Comment: B.C. ignores evidence with its health decisions

Comment: B.C. ignores evidence with its health decisions

B.C. government’s handling of opioid epidemic, health worker shortages and refusal to conduct serious evaluation of B.C.’s COVID policies is profoundly disappointing.